# Crime and justice in South Ribble

The north west of the North West. 117,554 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 113 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for South Ribble, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## Is South Ribble safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ribble at a rate of 75.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 729 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Ribble.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,460), anti-social behaviour (1,960) and other crime (1,291).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in South Ribble was 83.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Recorded crime rate

South Ribble: **75.7 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026.

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ribble at a rate of 75.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.

- Against North West: 18% lower (92.4 per 1,000)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-rate

## Crime and anti-social behaviour

South Ribble: **729** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-count

## Anti-social behaviour

South Ribble: **1,960** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-anti-social

## Burglary

South Ribble: **258** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-burglary

## Criminal damage and arson

South Ribble: **701** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-damage

## Drug offences

South Ribble: **157** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-drugs

## Other crime

South Ribble: **1,291** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-other

## Robbery

South Ribble: **53** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-robbery

## Shoplifting

South Ribble: **699** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-shoplifting

## Theft from the person

South Ribble: **22** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-theft-person

## Vehicle crime

South Ribble: **293** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-vehicle

## Violence and sexual offences

South Ribble: **3,460** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-violence

## Street-level crime

Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for South Ribble. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000126) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-street-crime

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/housing) (17)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000126/data?family=crime

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime#l-crime-rate.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/crime
